We made along Red River Watched the cattle as bedded down Back at the wagons, right after We our bedrolls on the ground
And me and Willie, we took the guard And the never smelled so sweet The prairie moon was silver No chance tonight for a
Way over yonder, off in the Towards the mountains in the west Did I see lightnin', did I thunder My mind is weary, I use some rest
Then all at once, the wind directions The clouds in behind the tumbleweeds These longhorn cattle, are restless God us all, if they stampede
the rain, hear the thunder The midnight sky, turns black as The lightnin' crashes, smell the It's rank and strong, it's Satan's
The cattle rise up and go to I my pony on and take the lead And across the herd, I can Willie yellin' Hey stampede!
Dust clouds rise, as the rain mix together, turn the air to mud I the longhorns brush against me And I can feel the demons racin' my blood
all at once, my pony stumbles We hit the ground, I rise up to my In the flash of light, I can see the cattle Lord I I'm gonna die in this stampede
Then I awake and I around me I'm in my bedroll and I'm on the ground there's the wagon and there's the campfire I was only dreamin', but what's that
Then I the earth tremble underneath me As the midnight sky begins to And from the blackness I can Willie yellin' Hey stampede!